How to Be Indie

Season 1

TV-Y

How to Be Indie was a Canadian television show on YTV. The main character is a 13-year-old Indian Canadian teenager named Indira "Indie" Mehta. The program is a single-camera series intended for a youth audience. The series was created by Vera Santamaria, John May, and Suzanne Bolch. The series ran for two seasons and aired its final episode on October 24, 2011 on YTV in Canada and May 26, 2012 on Disney Channel in the United Kingdom.

Where to Watch Season 1

26 Episodes

How to Make Your Rep
E1
How to Make Your RepIt is the first day of eighth grade and Indie is determined to make this HER year--no matter what it takes.
How to Have Your Samosa and Eat It Too
E2
How to Have Your Samosa and Eat It TooIndie wants to show the school that South Asian food is awesome. But chaos ensues when nemesis Ram Ramachandran challenges her to a cook-off.
How to Get on Carlos Martinelli's Capital
E3
How to Get on Carlos Martinelli's Capital
How to Trick Your Parents Into Treating You Like a Grown Up
E4
How to Trick Your Parents Into Treating You Like a Grown UpHow can Indie show her family that she's brave enough to watch scary Halloween movies when a creepy doll is watching her?
How to Strike a Balance
E5
How to Strike a BalanceWhen Indie and Abi try put an end to their mothers' "my kid is better than your kid" competition, a cut-throat piano recital tests the girls' mettle.
How to Be a Mehta
E6
How to Be a MehtaWhen Indie gets an F in gym and tries to hide it, her parents sign her up for the world's scariest, strictest, awful-est boarding school ever.
How to Make a Comeback
E7
How to Make a ComebackTo save their school from a losing streak, Indie, Abi, and Marlon join the quiz team with trivia master Mr. Mehta as their coach. But will his "training" help or hinder them?
How to be Ridonkulous
E8
How to be RidonkulousIndie must convince her parents to let her have a cell phone.
How to Get a Pet
E9
How to Get a PetIndie wants to prove she's responsible enough for a puppy but gets a turtle instead.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Lying
E10
How to Succeed in Business Without Really LyingIndie and Ruby go head-to-head in a Micro-managers sales competition.
How to Get Some Cred
E11
How to Get Some CredIndie tries to prove to Ruby and her friends that she's really cool.
How to Prove You're Actually a Nice Person and Not a Complete Jerk Like Everybody Thinks
E12
How to Prove You're Actually a Nice Person and Not a Complete Jerk Like Everybody Thinks
How to Make a Good Impression
E13
How to Make a Good ImpressionIndie's crush on a new neighbour leads her to get a makeover--on her family.
How to Keep Your Cool in a Heat Wave
E14
How to Keep Your Cool in a Heat WaveIndie and Abi are willing do do anything to get an air-conditioned sleep.
How to Party Like Chandra
E15
How to Party Like ChandraIndie and Abi convince Chandra to show them her secrets.
How to Make the Most Out of Being a Host
E16
How to Make the Most Out of Being a HostBaldev, Indie's Jekyll and Hyde cousin from India, is making her life miserable.
How to Get Gotten
E17
How to Get GottenIndie baby-sits Todd Tash as a project for Mrs. Roland.
How to Be a Hit on TV
E18
How to Be a Hit on TVWhen Evil Cousin Ruby's dad appears on TV, Indie stops at nothing to get her family into the spotlight too.
How to Pass the Smell Test
E19
How to Pass the Smell Test
How to Cement the Win
E20
How to Cement the WinIndie and her friends try to save their favorite teacher's job by entering Marlon in the Science Fair. But will their plan come unglued?
How to Not Get Crushed by Your Crush
E21
How to Not Get Crushed by Your CrushValentine's Week at Rexdale Junior High means carnations, crushes and...combat?
How to Fight for Your Rights
E22
How to Fight for Your RightsIndie joins a karate class.
How to Manage Your Moms
E23
How to Manage Your MomsIndie and Abi get the coveted job of planning the 8th-grade dance, but will they be able to get around their meddling mums to do it?
How to Have the Last Laugh
E24
How to Have the Last LaughWhen she tries to keep her mother from reading her diary, Indie accidentally puts her most private thoughts on display in the worst way possible.
How to Be Mum's Number One
E25
How to Be Mum's Number OneIndie's going to get Mum the best birthday present ever.
How to Beat Father Time
E26
How to Beat Father TimeIndie tries to find something to put into a time capsule.